CoE Secretary General focuses on the arrest of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül in Turkey Originally published here: Source The new government was announced last week and I look forward to working with Prime Minister Davutoğlu and his...
Read MoreBy Dirk Voorhoof * Recently, the Council of Europe Task Force for Freedom of Expression and Media published a book under the title “Journalism at risk. Threats, challenges and perspectives”. Since a Grand Chamber judgment of the...
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On 2 November 2015 the first major event to be held the UK to mark International day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists took place in the Houses of Parliament.
Read MoreSource: Council of Europe The Council of Europe is launching today –in co-operation with five partner organisations– an Internet platform aimed at protecting journalism and promoting the safety of journalists. Via the platform,...
Read MoreSource: UNESCOPRESS The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the prestigious 2015 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to imprisoned Syrian journalist and human rights activist Mazen Darwish on Sunday...
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